It started being called Balaclava almost 30 years later and the name comes from the town of Balaclava in present-day Ukraine where an important battle in the Crimean War was fought.
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Jul 27, 2012
What's in a Name, Balaclava
It has been a favorite headgear
of skiers and robbers and before that was worn by British troops
unaccustomed to the bitter cold Russian weather during the Crimean
War. They were also used as helmet liners as they could be rolled up
to just cover the head.
It started being called Balaclava almost 30 years later and the name comes from the town of Balaclava in present-day Ukraine where an important battle in the Crimean War was fought.
It started being called Balaclava almost 30 years later and the name comes from the town of Balaclava in present-day Ukraine where an important battle in the Crimean War was fought.
Jun 11, 2010
British Papers Go Online
The British Library has announced a project to make 40 million pages from its newspaper archive available online. It has more than 300 years of information, including coverage of the Crimean and Boer Wars. The plan is to complete the digitization of more than 4 million pages within the first two years.
With journalism standards as they are today, the world will get a totally different view of reality, if it depends only on newspapers.
With journalism standards as they are today, the world will get a totally different view of reality, if it depends only on newspapers.
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